Arma 3 Scripting

Command in Locations

locationPosition

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Description

Returns the position of a location. If the location is attached to an object, that object's position is returned.

Syntax

locationPosition location

Parameters:

Returns: PositionAGL - as locations are placed at Z = zero ASL the returned Z is negative on land and around zero on water, see #Example 3

Examples

Example 1

_locationPos = locationPosition myLocation;

Example 2

_location = nearestLocation [getPos player, "nameCity"];
_locationPos = locationPosition _location;

Example 3

private _landLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2915.2, 6164.52], "NameCityCapital"]; // "Agia Marina" [2915.2, 6164.52, -21.9009]
private _waterLocation = locationPosition nearestLocation [[2647.8799, 5989.9502], "NameMarine"]; // "Marina Bay" [2647.88, 5989.95, 0.0161484]

See also

setPosition · createLocation · nearestLocation · nearestLocations · position · size